24 STENOPIDA., 
rotundate ; peristome simple, straight, acute, margins somewhat closely 
united. 
Diam., greatest, -3; least, 26; height, ‘12. (Pfr.) 
New Zealand. 
Variety B, Larger, luteous, adorned at the suture with a broad, 
articulated, chestnut-coloured band. 
Diam., greatest, °38 ; least, ‘28; height, *15. 
Solomon Islands. 
Dr. Cox states (Australian Land Shells, p. 20) that this species 
comes from Cape York, N. Australia. The New Zealand habitat is 
probably a mistake. 
c. Umbilicus broad. 
P. crebriflammis, Pfeffer; P.Z.S., 1851; IAV., vol. 3, p. 
91; vol. 5, p. 149, Vo. 7173; Reeve, 805. Shell umbilicated, depressed, 
thin, finely striated, shining, pellucid, luteous, adorned with thickly-set 
flame-like markings ; spire slightly elevated, rather convex ; whorls 3%, 
somewhat convex, the last not descending, sub-depressed, more convex 
at the base ; umbilicus rather broad, pervious ; aperture slightly oblique, 
lunately-oval ; peristome simple, straight, right margin arcuated in front, 
columellar margin slightly reflexed. 
Diam., greatest, ‘28 ; least, ‘22; height, nearly ‘12. (Pfr.) 
New Zealand (Strange.) 
P. jeffreysiana, Pfeiffer -~P.Z.S., 1851; ILH.V., vol. 3, p. 1053 
vol. 5, p. 169, Vo. 878; Reeve, f-788 (?). Shell umbilicated, depressed, 
thin, distinctly striated, pellucid, luteous, adorned with lively-coloured 
chestnut streaks, disposed in bundles; spire flat ; suture impressed, 
irregularly finely plaited; whorls 4, rather convex, the last sub-depressed, 
rounded, not descending ; umbilicus broad, opened, aperture slightly 
oblique, lunately-oval; peristome straight, simple, margins nearly 
uniting. 
Diam., greatest, ‘28 ; least, 23; height, ‘12. (Pfr.) 
New Zealand (Strange.) Auckland. 
According to Reeve this shell is “transparent, horny, and shining,” 
without colour. He appears to have mistaken introduced specimens of 
Zonites cellaria for it. 
P. coresia, Gray; P.Z.S., 1849, p. 166; Helix coresia, Pfr., 
MPLV.; 0b. 3, Po O2: Val i5., f. 149, Vo, 71S.; Kecue,ofe-BO7.. SOE! 
broadly umbilicated, depressed, olive-horny, fuscous streaked, covered 
with a thick, shining, sub-striated epidermis; spire slightly elevated, 
rather convex; whorls 3, rather convex, rapidly increasing, the last 
sub-depressed, not descending anteriorly, dilated; aperture diagonal, 
sub-lunately rotund; peristome simple, thin, margins approaching, 
epidermis inflexed. 
Diam., greatest, ‘16; least, ‘13; height, ‘06. (Pfr.) 
Auckland (Major Greenwood.) 
This shell is exactly like a very minute specimen of P. dusbyz. It 
differs from /. chiron in being smaller, more depressed, and in the 
